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John Doerr Steps Down From Amazon Board

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Mar 16 2010 5:58pm EDT

John Doerr Steps Down From Amazon Board

TechFlash reports: Prominent venture capitalist John Doerr is stepping down from the board of Amazon.com, according to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Doerr, a general partner at Silicon Valley VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, has been an Amazon director since June 1996. Doerr informed Amazon on March 12 that he would not stand for reelection to the board at the company's 2010 shareholders meeting. No reason was given for Doerr's decision.

Doerr is also on the board of search giant Google and fuel-cell maker Bloom Energy, which has been making a lot of news lately. Doerr has been a general partner at Kleiner Perkins since 1980.

Eric Engleman writes for TechFlash, the Puget Sound Business Journal's technology blog.

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